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Article: C-SPAN leading FCC fight; Suit says rule violates rights.(BUSINESS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- February 5, 2008
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Byline: Kara Rowland, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
C-SPAN and five other cable programmers are suing the Federal Communications Commission over a new rule they say violates their First Amendment rights.
The rule requires most cable operators to make room in their channel lineups for both digital and analog transmissions of local broadcasters. The "must-carry" rule ensures that cable subscribers with analog TV sets can still access broadcast stations after the country's government-mandated transition to digital television next February, the FCC said.
Cable systems don't have enough space for all those stations, argue programmers like C-SPAN that worry ...